Palettes / Colors / #BBB5CE

#BBB5CE — Light Dusty Blue

#BBB5CE is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BBB5CE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BBB5CE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C8CEB6; it also sits naturally between #B6BCCE and #C8B6CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 71% · Blue 81%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BBB5CE

.text { color: #BBB5CE; }
.background { background-color: #BBB5CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBB5CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 181, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 20%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBB5CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 181, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBB5CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 181, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBB5CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBB5CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8CEB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBB5CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBB5CE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BBB5CE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBB5CE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBB5CD  ·  #BBB5CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBB5CE?

#BBB5CE is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 187, 181, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBB5CE?

#BBB5CE is RGB 187, 181, 206 — HSL 254°, 20%, 76% — CMYK 9%, 12%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BBB5CE?

Its complement is #C8CEB6; analogous partners are #B6BCCE and #C8B6CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBB5CE for text?

Black text on #BBB5CE has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.